To Kill a Child (2003 film)

2003 Swedish-Finnish short film

To Kill a Child

Att döda ett barn
Directed by| Alexander Skarsgård
Björne Larson
Written by| Alexander Skarsgård
Björne Larson
Based on| To Kill a Child
by Stig Dagerman
Produced by| Anna Knochenhauer
Starring| Valter Skarsgård
Christer Fjellström
Evalena Ljung Kjellberg
Jonas Sjöqvist
Sofia Zouagui
Narrated by| Stellan Skarsgård
Cinematography| John Christian Rosenlund
Edited by| Kristin Grundström
Music by| Mario Adamson

Production
company

Björne Larson AB

Distributed by| Björne Larson Film
Film i Väst

Release dates

* January 25, 2003 (2003-1-25) (Sweden, Gothenburg Film Festival)

Running time

| 8 minutes
Countries| Finland
Sweden
Language| Swedish

To Kill a Child (Swedish: Att döda ett barn) is a 2003 Swedish-Finnish short drama film written and directed by Alexander Skarsgård and Björne Larson, and based on Stig Dagerman's novella Att döda ett barn.[1]

## Plot

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A man is on his way to the ocean. A child is running through a backyard. In four minutes their fates will intertwine. One life will be changed forever whilst the other's flame will burn out.

## About the film

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The film premiered on 7 February 2003 and has also been shown on Swedish Television.[2]

## Cast

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* Valter Skarsgård \- The Child
* Christer Fjellström \- The Father
* Evalena Ljung Kjellberg \- The Mother
* Jonas Sjöqvist \- The Man
* Sofia Zouagui \- The Woman
* Stellan Skarsgård \- Narrator

## Awards

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* 2003 Odense International Film Festival - Grand Prix: Alexander Skarsgård and Björne Larson
* 2003 Odense International Film Festival - Press Award: Alexander Skarsgård and Björne Larson[3]

## External links

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* "Att döda ett barn" at IMDb

## References

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1. ^ "Att döda ett barn". Nyheter24 Filmtipset (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 August 2015.
2. ^ "Att döda ett barn". Svensk Filmdatabas (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 August 2015.
3. ^ "To Kill a Child". Glimtz.net. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

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Stig Dagerman

Novels|

* The Snake (1945)
* Island of the Doomed (1946)
* A Burnt Child (1948)
* Wedding Worries (1949)

Other works|

* German Autumn (1947 book of journalism)
* "To Kill a Child" (1948 short story)
* A Night at Glimmingehus (1954 screenplay)

Film adaptations|

* To Kill a Child (1953)
* Swedish Wedding Night (1964)
* Ormen (1966)
* To Kill a Child (2003)

Miscellaneous|

* Stig Dagerman Prize

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